The popular faces of the golf scene were delighted, including Jack Nicklaus, who only had words of praise for the American. The 85-year-old golf legend is satisfied with Scheffler's human qualities in addition to his athletic qualities. “Scottie’s really a good player,” Nicklaus said, as quoted by Irish Independent .
The controversy could have tarnished Scottie Scheffler’s reputation, but instead it transformed his public image.
Scottie Scheffler hopes to begin his PGA Tour season at the 2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, but he is still is not confirming his place in the field for the second signature event of the year. Sidelined the first month of the season due a right hand injury and subsequent surgery,
Scottie Scheffler injured his hand on Christmas while making homemade ravioli. He then had to have surgery, which forced him to withdraw from the season-opening event at The Sentry. Scheffler then withdrew from The American Express,
According to Golfweek and NBC Sports, Scheffler — who welcomed son Bennett with his wife Meredith last May — said he broke a glass while making ravioli with his family on Christmas Day and hurt his hand.
Scottie Scheffler answered questions from the media on Monday as part of a conference call for the Arnold Palmer Invitational as the defending champion
Three weeks into the season and the Masters can’t get here soon enough. Scheffler and Schauffele surely will be back by then.
Scottie Scheffler's arrest during the PGA Championship caused various controversies and reactions. The 28-year-old golfer previously played a great season, was close to winning this competition as well,
Days after Scheffler, 28, and Rory McIlroy topped LIV Golf’s Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau in a Las Vegas Showdown, it was revealed the world’s No. 1 golfer “sustained a puncture wound to the palm of his right hand from a broken glass” during Christmas dinner preparations.
Scheffler, the world No. 1, underwent surgery on his right hand after a Christmas Day accident and hasn't competed since December.
Scottie Scheffler's recovery from a bizarre Christmas Day Injury has featured an even more unusual kind of treatment.